Several months ago I published a list of What the Blogosphere Needs More Of.
It was one of my most commented-on posts, and I promised to update the
list based on readers' suggestions and additional ideas, and permanently post it on
my sidebar. I'm putting it on the right sidebar, since there is more
room there. I hope it will be useful to those stuck for something to
write about, or wondering why some posts, and some blogs, are vastly
more popular than others. Please note that this is a list of content that bloggers want to see
more of. If you want to see a list of what blogging tools are most sought-after, that's
here.
Blog readers want to see
more:
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- original research, surveys etc.
- original, well-crafted fiction
- great finds: resources, blogs, essays, artistic works
- news not found anywhere else
- category killers: aggregators that capture the best
of
many blogs/feeds, so they need not be read individually
- clever, concise political opinion (most readers
prefer these consistent with their own views)
- benchmarks, quantitative analysis
- personal stories, experiences, lessons learned
- first-hand accounts
- live reports from events
- insight: leading-edge thinking & novel
perspectives
- short educational pieces
- relevant "aha" graphics
- great photos
- useful tools and checklists
- précis, summaries, reviews and other
time-savers
- fun stuff: quizzes, self-evaluations, other
interactive content
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Blog writers want to see
more:
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- constructive criticism, reaction, feedback
- 'thank you' comments, and why readers liked their post
- requests for future posts on specific subjects
- foundation articles: posts that writers can build on,
on their own blogs
- reading lists/aggregations of material on specific,
leading-edge subjects that writers can use as resource material
- wonderful examples of writing of a particular genre,
that they can learn from
- comments that engender lively discussion
- guidance on how to write in the strange world of
weblogs
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